Yes thats what India is all about. We just like jump to conclusions and start an argument without even thinking twice that there can be another view point. The world can be seen from a different pair of eyes apart from your own.
Yes I do agree that everybody has a right to his/her own opinion and we can say it out aloud but why should we condemn and belittle something just because we dont like it or agree with it.
Everyday "Slumdog Millionare" is there in news for good or for worse. Some are condemning it and some are praising it to the glory.
Traffic Signal also a tale of street children goes on to win National Award. Wasn't it showcasing a poor India? Just because it was made by an Indian and it was a more sanitized version, the director was praised to glory for making hard realistic movies. He is regarded as one of the best directors we have now.
May be being a westner Boyle depicts the story with harsh realities raher than a softer approach like Bhandarkar. But isn't this poverty and slum life a reality to be dealt with? Every couple of months the BMC demolishes those shacks. Those shacks which are home for thousands of people. They too have dreams to send their kids to good schools, to feed them 3 times a meal, to provide a strong shelter from rain and sun. But its just that they are born in wrong part of the world, where everyday of life is a struggle. Struggle to find food, to keep the children away from wrong path of drugs, underworld etc....
The biggest and best known slum in Mumbai is Dharavi. It spreads across 600 acres of land and has approximately 90,000 families living there. Isn't that a harsh reality that we have to deal with. There are public toilets and water taps but poor sanitation and open sewers. The director has shown all that about these slums without sanitizing it.
I am not trying to justify that the movie is perfect and it is the best made ever. But lets give it to the director for a well edited and fast moving film. Let the creative people bask in the glory of their hard work. Lets not try to politicize a movie, after all movies are just an extension of somebody's imagination and creativity.
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Well balanced write-up ... perfect length makes it even better .. !!
You are right. Most of us are not aware of our own reality and our own roots. The White Tiger book is also similiar but aren't the facts all true ..? visual images are always a little exaggerated. So what !! the creativity is to be given full credit isn't it .? Besides its time to look into ourselves instead of crying over our spoilt image. !
well narrated, with facts & Figures.
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